As much as I love reading GIANT emails from religious people, I think this should be closed as it was solved.
On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Ryan Gauger <rtg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 02/23/2012 07:14 PM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad wrote: > > On 24. feb. 2012 01:53, Colton Allen wrote: > > So yeah, an app called "Porn View" showed up while I was demoing Ubuntu to > a friend. Despite the brief embarrassment and explanations, I doubt that > person will take Ubuntu seriously. We should probably restrict > pornographic apps to the store and keep the lenses PG. > > > Perhaps we should remove the Bible apps as well then. I find it seriously > offensive. But maybe it's only nature that's unholy? USA are now making it > illegal to teach the history of racism. They are also trying to make it > illegal to teach non-theism. > > We should not forbid other peoples wishes because of ancient beliefs in > witches and weird stuff. If Ubuntu starts to sensor things, it will no > doubt be my reason to not only drop out, but become an extremely verbal > enemy. > > What if we sell books, should Lady Chatterley's Lover be forbidden because > it might not be perfectly suitable to children or fanatical christians? I > will never, ever be a part of anything remotely similar to that. Present > your next idea. > > -- > Jo-Erlend Schinstad > > > > I definitely agree with the idea that we should eliminate pornographic > apps from "Apps Available for Download". That being said, I find it > seriously offensive that you want to remove Bible apps. Nature itself is > unholy. People are also unholy. I am unholy. No one but the Lord, Jesus > Christ is holy. I find it seriously offensive that you wish to remove > Christian Apps from that list. I am not just saying this because it offends > me, I am saying this because (I understand that people from this list are > from all around the world) people from other countries probably don't know > this, but the United States was built upon Christianity. Now, the very > people who built America would not recognise it because of all of the > "politically-correctness" that is going on in America. A ton of public > places (like public schools) try their best to keep Christianity out of > them. > > I can also tell you that I *cannot* find the love and peace that I can in > Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is not just my God, he is also yours, and > everybody's. You and everybody else can reject Him and tell me that He is > not real, but how could I be an accident (if you are an atheist)? Give me > just one time where you felt the love of your god. Just one. If you tell me > that you are a Christian, you obviously are just saying that, because a > true Christian knows how important it is to spread the Good News (which is > that Jesus Christ was born in a little manger, *died a horrible death on > the cross for our sins, and ROSE FROM THE GRAVE*. He did this all for us. > He did this because He loved us. Nails were hammered into His flesh and > through His hands and feet. His last words on the cross were "It is > finished.". I hope that you and everyone else on this list has read this > and sort of understands what I am getting at. > > If you want to follow Christ forever and stay with Him forever after you > die, here is what you must do, but the choice is yours, not mine: > > 1. Admit to God that you are a sinner. "For all have sinned and fall short > of the Glory of God." - Romans 3:23. This includes EVERYBODY: ME, YOU, > EVERYBODY ON THIS PLANET). If you do not understand what sin is, you do it > everyday without thinking about it, and so do I. It is basically anything > you do that is wrong. For example (I am just stating these as an example, I > am not saying that you have done them): murder, stealing, lying (a big one, > we all lie), just to name a few, but there are a ton more. > > 2. TRULY believe that God sent Jesus Christ to be your Lord and Saviour. > Read the paragraph above. Adding to that paragraph: He also performed > miracles to show how truly great He was and still is. He turned water into > wine in literally A SECOND. Say you don't believe me, but you probably will > once you read this: He made you and me. He made everything that is on earth > (everything expect for man-made objects, including pornography which we all > want to remove from the dash). Other man-made objects include all buildings. > > 3. Confess your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. This does > mean publicly professing that you are a Christian and that the Lord has > come into your heart and soul. It is hard to do for some people, but you > need to do this in order to be saved. (The term here "saved" means saved > from spending eternity in Hell, which is what people do when they choose to > not follow Jesus.) > > Do this, and I guarantee you will feel a lot better. You will have a sense > of peace come over you in the worst situations like no other. You will know > it is Jesus. You will also be comforted knowing that Jesus is in your life. > Christianity is like no other religion. Other religions require that you do > as their god says or else something bad will happen to you and you will be > punished. Christianity is a relationship between you and God. This will be > a mouthful: Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit are all the same, yet they are > different at the same time. This is usually very complicated for everyone > to understand. God sent His one and only Son, Jesus to die on the cross. > Even though Jesus is God, they are still the different. All three of these > (God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit) have different jobs. The Holy Spirit is > the one who changes you and helps you to become a Christian by working in > your heart. Jesus Christ is God's Son who died on the cross for you. God is > both our and Jesus' Father. He is our Heavenly Father, meaning that He is > not our physical "on-earth" father. You do not necessarily need to fully > understand this before becoming a Christian, Jesus will help you understand > after you become a Christian. > > Please be careful: some people believe that being baptised makes you a > Christian. It does not. It is a way of showing others you are a Christian. > You can do this after you become a Christian if you like, though it is not > required. I hope you chose to follow the steps I provided. Please remember, > it is a simple, yet complicated choice: do you want to go to Heaven or > Hell? Do you want to live your life following Jesus and letting Him lead > you to the places you need to be, or would you rather live your life in a > cloudy environment, where voices all over tell you what you should do (but > what is actually what will get you in trouble)? What will your choice be? > Will you choose to follow Jesus? I did and was changed on the inside and > out. I was a completely new person. All Christians still sin, since they > are humans (read the verse above), but Christians sin a whole lot less. I > hope you have taken time out of your day to read this and have also decided > to follow Jesus Christ and to accept Him as your Lord and Saviour. > > In Christ, > Ryan > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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